Microbiology Undergraduate Summer Research Program Award

Eligiblility

Microbiology students enrolled in at least one hour of L490, X490, or their equivalents (CHEM-C409 or MSCI-M450) on the Bloomington campus during Summer Session 2019.

First preference given to recipients of the L.S. McClung Scholarship; other highly qualified Microbiology students are also eligible. Award recipient must write a paper in the form of a publishable manuscript. Paper must define a hypothesis; describe why this is important; propose an experimental test of the hypothesis; carry out the experiment and interpret the results and impact of the evaluation of the hypothesis; and finally, propose future work.

Award

$3,500.

How to apply

Application deadline: Friday, February 15, 2019.

Submit all materials listed on the application instructions.

Additional application materials for this award:

Include a brief description of your research.

The faculty member with whom you work should submit separately a letter evaluating your research.

Save the application form to your computer. Fill out the form using Adobe Acrobat Professional DC. (Acrobat Pro may be downloaded for free from under the "Design & Production" section of IUWare.) Choose "Save as" and rename your completed form as your Lastname_firstname_2019.pdf (example: Wyss_kathy_2019.pdf). Mac users: Please take the extra step of opening your completed form in Preview, select "print," and then use the "Save as PDF" option to resave the form to ensure your application is readable in Windows.